Obama administration included unborn children in 2012 Child Maltreatment report

posted at 12:41 pm on April 29, 2014 by Ed Morrissey

Ohio Right to Life made an interesting catch in the 2012 annual report from an HHS agency on child maltreatment in the US. The report includes figures for abuse against unborn children, which seems very appropriate, given their uniquely vulnerable physical and legal status within the US. However, it also poses a problem of intellectual consistency. Why do we track “maltreatment” of unborn children as a health issue, but fail to include killing unborn children through abortion in the same manner?

Interestingly, the Administration of Children and Families (an arm of Health and Human Services) included “the unborn” in its 2012 Maltreatment Report, where it analyzes child abuse across the United States. This inclusion is astounding if we consider that the very same U.S. government does not extend the right to live to the unborn. The ACF’s report accounts for the abuse of unborn children, but does not account for the harms brought by abortion.

According to the report, more than a quarter of child abuse victims in the United States are under the age of two years. How many babies does that amount to? 207,645. But the report also demonstrates that abuse occurs before some children are even born.

Katie McCann clipped this table from the ACF report. I’ve highlighted the line item in yellow:

Look at the categories on this table: medical neglect, neglect (non-specific), physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, sexual abuse. All of these are bad, and all should be opposed. But how much worse is abortion, which is the deliberate killing of the unborn child? If we want to track maltreatment of unborn children, why isn’t abortion included — or even just late-term abortion?

McCann explains why:

So what would the ACF report look like if it counted all of the unborn victims of child abuse? According to numbers from the Guttmacher Institute, abortion alone would add more than one million lives to the “Physical Abuse” category.

In Ohio alone, there were more than 11,000 victims of child abuse who were younger than two. If we include the victims of abortion (25,473 children), Ohio would claim more than 36,000 cases of child abuse against children under two—25,473 of which resulted in death.

Indeed. And that would put abortion in its proper perspective in American society and force people to deal with its reality and the lives it destroys.

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I’ll be talking with Phelim McAleer today on TEMS at 4 ET to discuss the progress. Tune in!

Ed, I’ve donated twice and have an idea maybe you could whisper to Phelim…

I know that Erick Erickson talked about it when he hosted Rush’s show, and I think Rush doesn’t do endorsements but if he could talk about it again and get the word out I think it could put them over the top in no time. Lot’s of ears.

Indeed. And that would put abortion in its proper perspective in American society and force people to deal with its reality and the lives it destroys.

So how does this matter when we’re less than an hour away from finding out how a bunch of millionaire NBA team owners respond to the racist remarks of one of their own. And it’s critical because the millionaire players might revolt, the million dollar sponsorships may be pulled, and the fans will stop buying tickets.

Based on the hysteria, that seems to be a bigger priority in society than a bunch of unborn babies.

Aborted babies are actually being saved by not having be raised by someone who does not want them…it helps them.

Do I have to explain everything to you neanderthals…abortion creates love, it is good for the babies and their mom’s. It is best for society…

right2bright on April 29, 2014 at 1:16 PM

You think you’re being cute but one of the most chilling talking points when it comes to abortion is how much money it saves society when an unwanted child is killed. An abortion frees up the selfish vessel to earn more money and doesn’t tax social services. And apparently the black community is so convinced of these assumptions that they kill off half of their future generation.

Another way of looking at it would be to say that the child’s quality of life would be low and it is an act of love and the most caring, humanitarian thing to do to prevent the child from having to experience and suffer that low quality of life.

Chances are we’ll start hearing this one in a few years in healthcare for people in other categories, if Obamacare continues on its present trajectory.

The obama-thugs also count the illegals they turned away from the Mexican border, ahead of ever entering the USA, as “deported”, no kidding. These charlatans make Goebbels wet his grave, every day, in joy.

Someone with money should put a billboard up near the theaters and call them out. Let their patrons know they are left wing propagandists only.

astonerii on April 29, 2014 at 1:37 PM

In a world where Hollywood routinely puts out movies that show families that consist of children being raised by single moms, gays, absentee fathers, grandparents, wolves, etc……..

I think everybody knows that movie theaters are outlets for left-wing propaganda. What was the last film you saw where there was a family that included a father, mother, and children in a strong healthy relationship with one another and the world in general. Hint- August: Osage County won’t count.

Do you ever think about TV scripts that could be developed with a Conservative theme?

I’d love to see someone do a time travel series back into the early days of American history. There are really detailed books available (open source) that could be used as reference. Show character of the people, how it contributed to development of the nation….

Ohio Right to Life made an interesting catch in the 2012 annual report from an HHS agency on child maltreatment in the US. The report includes figures for abuse against unborn children, which seems very appropriate, given their uniquely vulnerable physical and legal status within the US. However, it also poses a problem of intellectual consistency. Why do we track “maltreatment” of unborn children as a health issue, but fail to include killing unborn children through abortion in the same manner?

Just more of the typical lack of understanding by reading comprehension challenged “pro-life” movement. This report is a compilation of reports from the 50 states and DC. Some states apparently are counting some form of abuse against the unborn. You couldn’t really think an Obama administration official on a topic like this is going to have a view on abortion much different than mine?

And it is somewhat insane claim by the pro-life movement that proponents of abortion should never care about fetuses. No society–however vehemently pro-abortion–would want a fetus injured that isn’t going to be aborted. We don’t want to deal with consequences of the injury later on and more importantly we don’t want the person whom the fetus becomes to have deal with the injury.

And it is somewhat insane claim by the pro-life movement that proponents of abortion should never care about fetuses. No society–however vehemently pro-abortion–would want a fetus injured that isn’t going to be aborted. We don’t want to deal with consequences of the injury later on and more importantly we don’t want the person whom the fetus becomes to have deal with the injury.

And it is somewhat insane claim by the pro-life movement that proponents of abortion should never care about fetuses. No society–however vehemently pro-abortion–would want a fetus injured that isn’t going to be aborted. We don’t want to deal with consequences of the injury later on and more importantly we don’t want the person whom the fetus becomes to have deal with the injury.

thuja on April 29, 2014 at 2:56 PM

So the life of a fetus is mine to mangle, rip apart, suck through a tube and cut to ribbons if I don’t want it?

So, if the mother wants the baby, it’s an unborn child. If she doesn’t want it, it’s a fetus. Ain’t it grand to be able to play God like that!

If the woman wants a baby then she intends to carry it through to full term and have a baby. Interrupting that negatively affects her. If she doesn’t want a baby and intends to abort then the fetus was not going to be carried to full term.

If the woman wants a baby then she intends to carry it through to full term and have a baby. Interrupting that negatively affects her. If she doesn’t want a baby and intends to abort then the fetus was not going to be carried to full term.

It doesn’t really seem that hard a distinction, frankly.

Tlaloc on April 29, 2014 at 4:15 PM

That really doesn’t make much sense to me. Maybe I’m not understanding your point.
All I take away from your explanation, is that the reality of growing human life is sort of like a mental exercise to be validated by….whatever. Like Schrodinger’s Cat in a way.